Geographer at Simon Fraser University. Policy mobilities; urban politics; harm reduction; social movements. Managing editor, EPC: Politics & Space (journals.sagepub.com/home/epc). Host, 'Minor Revisions' podcast (http://bit.ly/3suN9ur). Views my own.
🎵"I'm dissing the bread, just like Emily Wilson did ..."🎶 www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social #odyssey
HermesIt's so hard to find any critical engagement with Nolan's Odyssey that's not racist or transphobic so thank god for Emily Wilson.... "there are no sex scenes and the food looks terrible" 😭 no notes 10/10
Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium, or as I think of it, The Burnabéu … @whitecaps.com @vancouverrisefc.bsky.social #whitecaps #vancouverrise www.thestar.com/sports/socce...
Vancouver Whitecaps return to Swangard Stadium in search of another Canadian titleBURNABY - The Vancouver Whitecaps will be returning to their roots, and forward Brian White will make some history Wednesday when they face Cavalry FC in the first leg ofwww.thestar.comjournals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Writing against erasure: A geography of resistance in Gaza - Lubna Ahmad Abu Sitta, 2026This intervention bears witness to the scholasticide in Gaza: the systematic destruction of educational spaces and the killing of students and scholars as part ...journals.sagepub.comTalk about a low block! ... They parked the (school) bus! ... It was a game of 100 halves! ... etc. and so on
Razzballmy kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids
First game I can recall watching… in black & white on my gran’s tv. Next day I was outside with my ball saying “I’m Czechoslovakia!’ (Love football hate fifa … and uefa).
Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️50 years ago today, Czechoslovakia's Antonín Panenka did this and set off a trend of penalty taking that many have imitated since, both successfully and with some ridiculous failures. The Czechs and West Germans had drawn 2-2 after extra time in Belgrade, and #Panenka scored this to win the Euros.
How do you say cringe in Spanish?
Rebecca BollwittYes and the Mexican Barrio is real too. Huh. gastown.org/mexicobarrio/
Someone should (and likely will) write a thesis comparing, contrasting, and theorizing the reasons for the differences between this readers' list of best novels and the previous one, picked by authors and critics. Not me. But someone. #academicsky
The GuardianTop 100 reader novels
Many politicians around the world glom on to sport as a pandering move, while knowing nothing about it. They also avoid saying anything that might annoy certain voters. In this bit of fun Mamdani shows remarkable knowledge, while being a normal human about choices some voters might not like.
The GuardianZohran Mamdani plays the Guardian's Bracketology to predict World Cup winner – video
Big congratulations to Dr. Baharak Yousefi (@baharaky.bsky.social), of SFU Geography, for her excellent dissertation, "Ours to Build Otherwise: Learning from Liberatory Practices in Parallel Libraries." www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/...
Dr. Baharak Yousefi receives Dean’s Convocation Medal2026 recipient of the Dean of Graduate Studies Convocation Medal from Faculty of Environment. Thesis Title: Ours to Build Otherwise: Learning from Liberatory Practices in Parallel Librarieswww.sfu.caSFU Faculty of Graduate StudiesMeet SFU’s 2026 Graduate Convocation Medalists! Celebrating excellence: www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/...
This is terribly sad news about the passing of Raúl Pacheco-Vega. He was a very enthusiastic colleague in the field, always willing to help. He was a valued member of the @politicsandspace.bsky.social Editorial Board since 2017. RIP Raul.
Rachel NavarreFor non- Spanish speakers, this is announcement of the passing of Raúl Pacheco Vega. It doesn’t say when or what happened, but comments on his work and how generous he has been to colleagues not just at his home institution but around the world.
